Has anyone else noticed this of late? The VS onboard announcements don't seem as cheeky or irreverant as they used to be. I fear the BA influence...
Our PA's have always been read from a script. There are certain safety factors that need to be pointed out and some air head like me would undoubtedly forget what to say. We are told we can inject our own personality into them but it does get difficult as we have entered a culture where people are so much more easily offenced. Still somehow we manage to put Little Britain onboard without complaint!
SRB reportedly flew with Virgin Blue and loved their style of pa's and humour so ours were re written but they just didn't suit the majority of crew. I don't think the company has deliberately set out to make them more formal though. We still have some crew that make some great annoucements but it's something that I am useless at myself so far easier to just follow the script am afraid!
SRB reportedly flew with Virgin Blue and loved their style of pa's and humour so ours were re written but they just didn't suit the majority of crew. I don't think the company has deliberately set out to make them more formal though. We still have some crew that make some great annoucements but it's something that I am useless at myself so far easier to just follow the script am afraid!
Funny old things that we are - I love the irreverent announcements but accept that some have to be scripted, however I've always found Virgin do so many more than other transatlantic airlines and wish there were less!
My fave of all time was not on a plane but on the tube, stuck at Earls Court heading for home after a long day and with the train standing still for ages, then a false start then another delay, the driver said 'Let me just say this about the signal box, rearrange the following words: brewery a couldn't piss organize up in a'!
My fave of all time was not on a plane but on the tube, stuck at Earls Court heading for home after a long day and with the train standing still for ages, then a false start then another delay, the driver said 'Let me just say this about the signal box, rearrange the following words: brewery a couldn't piss organize up in a'!
There's a plane at JFK, to fly you back from far away
all those dark and frantic transatlantic miles
all those dark and frantic transatlantic miles
Originally posted by fozzyo
London Underground drivers have the best sense of humour!
Though South Eastern Trains, formerly Connex, drivers were known to have a sense of humour "This morning, your excuse for being late to work is...."
Mike
My favourite...
"Would all passengers please remain seated with your seat belts fastened until the seat belt signs throughout the cabin have been switched off. Those passengers choosing to ignore this request might end up inside the terminal building rather sooner than expected"
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Announcement by a BA captain on arriving at JFK
"Would all passengers please remain seated with your seat belts fastened until the seat belt signs throughout the cabin have been switched off. Those passengers choosing to ignore this request might end up inside the terminal building rather sooner than expected"
[y]Announcement by a BA captain on arriving at JFK
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